Answer to Question #289777 in UNIX/Linux Programming for Timmy

Question

You have a user account on a Linux server. There is a file named "test.dat" in your home directory. You need to copy the file to another directory at "/mnt/test/". For the destination directory your account has only "write" permissions. "cp ~/test.dat /mnt/test/" fails with an error. On this Linux server "cp" is custom compiled not to show any error details. There are several possible reasons while the command failed, depending on the various factors. Please list as many potential reasons as possible.

Answer 1

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